Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
Prescrire International
It is an heparin derivative authorised for bladder pain syndrome (interstitial cystitis), has uncertain efficacy in relieving the symptoms of this condition and serious adverse effects, including immune-mediated thrombocyto- penia with a consequent risk of arterial thrombosis and pigmentary maculopathy.
In the absence of a better alternative, it is more prudent to offer these patients analgesic medication and non-drug measures with a low risk of adverse effects, such as applying heat or cold to ...
Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
Prescrire International
An enzyme with no proven efficacy against sore throat beyond that of a placebo, can cause severe cutaneous or allergic disorders, in- cluding urticaria, pruritus, angiœdema, maculopap- ular rash and erythema
Prescrire bilan. Towards better patient care: drugs to avoid
Prescrire International
The French Health Products Agency with- drew marketing authorisation for products containing this drug in mid- 2019, due to its unfavourable harm-benefit balance.
The authors researched on the effects of quarantine (alone or in combination with other measures) of people who had contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases, who had traveled from countries with a declared outbreak, or who live in regions with high transmission. of the illness.
They included 4 observational studies and 28 modeling studies on COVID-19, and four observational studies and 15 modeling studies on SARS and MERS.
Modeling studies consistently reported a benefit from sham quarantine ...